IP Library Granted Patent US 11,189,826
Granted Patent B2
US 11,189,826 · App. 16/354,969 · Granted Nov 30, 2021

Electrode material for lithium ion secondary battery, electrode for lithium ion secondary battery, and lithium ion secondary battery

Inventors: Satoru Oshitari (Tokyo, JP); Masataka Oyama (Tokyo, JP); Kouji Oono (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
H01M4/366H01M4/5825H01M4/625H01M10/0525
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Patent No.
US 11,189,826
App. No.
16/354,969
Granted
Nov 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery of the present invention includes an electrode active material represented by LiFe x Mn 1-w-x-y Mg y A w PO 4 and a carbonaceous film coating a surface of the electrode active material, a particle diameter D10 of secondary particles is 0.5 μm or more, a particle diameter D90 of the secondary particles is 25 μm or less, and a ratio (O/I) of an average value of thicknesses I of the carbonaceous film on the surfaces of the primary particles in a range of 0.3 μm or less from a center of the secondary particle at 300 measurement points to an average value of thicknesses O of the carbonaceous film on the surfaces of the primary particles in a range of 0.3 μm or less from an outermost surface of the secondary particle at 300 measurement points is 0.85 or more and less than 1.00.

Claims (37)

1. An electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising:

secondary particles which are formed by agglomerating primary particles and include a carbonaceous film that coats the primary particles,

wherein

the primary particles consist of an electrode active material represented by General Formula LiFe x Mn 1-w-x-y Mg y A w PO 4 (here, A represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Zn, Al, Ga, Ca, and Ba, 0.00≤w≤0.02, 0.05≤x≤1.00, and 0.00≤y≤0.10);

a secondary particle formed by agglomerating the primary particles,

wherein a particle diameter D10 which is a particle diameter corresponding to a cumulative volume percentage of 10% by volume in a volume particle size distribution of secondary particles is 0.5 μm or more,

a particle diameter D90 which is a particle diameter corresponding to a cumulative volume percentage of 90% by volume in the volume particle size distribution of the secondary particles is 25 μm or less, and

regarding the carbonaceous film present on surfaces of the primary particles, a ratio (O/I) of an average value of thicknesses O of the carbonaceous film, which is formed on the surfaces of the primary particles which present in a range of 0.3 μm or less from an outermost surface of the secondary particle and is measured at 300 measurement points, to an average value of thicknesses I of the carbonaceous film, which is formed on the surfaces of the primary particles which present in a range of 0.3 μm or less from a center of the secondary particle and is measured at 300 measurement points, is 0.85 or more and less than 1.00.

2. The electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a crystallite diameter is 40 nm or more and 150 nm or less.

3. The electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein an amount of carbon per specific surface area is 0.4 mg/m 2 or more and 1.8 mg/m 2 or less.

4. An electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising:

an electrode current collector; and

an electrode mixture layer formed on the electrode current collector,

wherein the electrode mixture layer includes the electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 .

5. A lithium ion secondary battery comprising:

the electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 4 .

6. The electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the primary particle as an electrode active material is represented by General Formula LiFexMn1-w-x-yMgyAwPO4 (here, A represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Zn, Al, Ga, Ca, and Ba, 0.00≤w≤0.02, 0.05≤x≤1.00, and 0.00≤y≤0.10).

7. The electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the primary particle as an electrode active material is represented by General Formula LiFexMn1-w-x-yMgyAwPO4 (here, A represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Co and Zn, 0.003≤w≤0.02, 0.05≤x≤1.00, and 0.00≤y≤0.10).

8. The electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein specific surface area of the electrode material is 7 m2/g or more and 35 m2/g or less.

9. The electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein specific surface area of the electrode material is 12.4 m2/g or more and 21.6 m2/g or less.

10. The electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the particle diameter D10 of the secondary particles is 1.0 μm or more and 8.0 μm or less.

11. The electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the particle diameter D90 of the secondary particles is 8 μm or more and 22 μm or less.

12. The electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the particle diameter D10 of the secondary particles is 3.9 μm or more and 4.6 μm or less, and the particle diameter D90 of the secondary particles is 16.8 μm or more and 21.4 μm or less.

13. The electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the average value of thicknesses O of the carbonaceous film on the surfaces of the primary particles present in a range of 0.3 μm or less from an outermost surface of the secondary particle at 300 measurement points is 1.77 nm or more and less than 1.97 nm.

14. The electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the average value of thicknesses I of the carbonaceous film on the surfaces of the primary particles present in a range of 0.3 μm or less from a center of the secondary particle at 300 measurement points is 1.95 nm or more and less than 2.12 nm.

15. The electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio (O/I) is 0.87 or more and less than 0.97.

16. The electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein a crystallite diameter of the electrode material is 64 nm or more and 89 nm or less.

17. The electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein content of carbon of the electrode material is 1.03 to 1.95% by mass.

18. The electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein an amount of carbon per specific surface area of the electrode material is 0.4 mg/m2 or more and 1.8 mg/m2 or less.

19. The electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein the amount of carbon per specific surface area of the electrode material is 0.83 mg/m2 or more and 0.96 mg/m2 or less.

20. An electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising:

secondary particles which are formed by agglomerating primary particles and include a carbonaceous film that coats the primary particles,

wherein

the primary particles consist of an electrode active material represented by General Formula LiFexMn1-w-x-yMgyAwPO4 (here, A represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Zn, Al, Ga, Ca, and Ba, 0.00≤w≤0.02, 0.05≤x≤1.00, and 0.00≤y≤0.10);

a particle diameter D10 which is a particle diameter corresponding to a cumulative volume percentage of 10% by volume in a volume particle size distribution of the secondary particles is 0.5 μm or more,

a particle diameter D90 which is a particle diameter corresponding to a cumulative volume percentage of 90% by volume in the volume particle size distribution of the secondary particles is 25 μm or less, and

regarding the carbonaceous film present on surfaces of the primary particles, a ratio (O/I) of an average value of thicknesses O of the carbonaceous film, which is formed on the surfaces of the primary particles which present in a range of 0.3 μm or less from an outermost surface of the secondary particle and is measured at 300 measurement points, to an average value of thicknesses I of the carbonaceous film, which is formed on the surfaces of the primary particles which present in a range of 0.3 μm or less from a center of the secondary particle and is measured at 300 measurement points is 0.85 or more and less than 1.00, the particle diameter D10 of the secondary particles is 3.9 μm or more and 4.6 μm or less, and the particle diameter D90 of the secondary particles is 16.8 μm or more and 21.4 μm or less.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
To: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060090/0526 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2019
From: OSHITARI, SATORU; OYAMA, MASATAKA; OONO, KOUJI
To: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048613/0087 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-183719 · Sep 28, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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